Is the passport about to disappear?

 

Dubai border checks now take just 3.4 seconds, and the boss of Dubai Airports believes physical passports could disappear within five years. Could your face soon be all you need to travel?

Al Maktoum International Airport is getting its own Metro stops with a two billion dirham extension. What will it mean for passengers?

Attacks on ships in the Gulf are increasing, with more tankers hit by missiles, as US Vice President JD Vance is reportedly considering face-to-face talks with Iran’s top security official. What more can be done to protect seafarers and their ships?

A nationwide weather alert is in place as thunderstorms and strong winds threaten parts of the UAE.

FIX, the Dubai chocolate bar that took the world by storm, has won the first-ever Dubai-it Award, and we speak to the founders.

Earth has a new moon, but only for a short visit. Could we actually see it?

And Kashmir’s saffron harvests are shrinking. Could its prized red gold be disappearing?

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